Arsenal manager Unai Emery has warned his players to expect another physical battle against Brighton, according to a report on BT Sport.
The Gunners endured a tough physical test on Saturday against Burnley at the Emirates Stadium, with Sean Dyche’s men producing some heavy challenges throughout the match.
Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang claimed after the victory over the Clarets that he had never played in a match that was that aggressive in his entire career.
And now Emery has warned his players that more teams could try to use a similar approach against them. He said:
Brighton is the same, a very tough match physically, very organised and, like with Burnley, a very good coach who is working very well.
It is a challenge and I respect those teams a lot because they also have good players. They decide to do a line-up with physical players with a lot of crosses for the strikers for heading in our box. We need to defend very far in our box to defend better against that.
The Gunners travel to face Brighton on Boxing Day and Emery’s injury list continues to get longer after Nacho Monreal limped off on the weekend.
If results go their way, Arsenal could find themselves back in the top four after the next round of fixtures.
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